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your sources say it is not katherine russell? >> reporter: i'm being told by several sources at this stage it is not katherine russell, the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. we know fbi agents have been visiting her house, her parents house, in north kingstown, rhode island. we know they have been questioning her. but at this point, we're hearing that she is not the third suspect that was arrested this morning. that doesn't mean that down the road she might not face charges, but at this point i'm being told it is not her. this third suspect is a u.s. citizen. i don't have anymore details on who that third suspect is. >> she is clearly under investigation, just given the volume of material that was taken out of her house by investigators yesterday. one of those clear plastic bags labeled dna evidence. >> if there is a charge of making false statements to the police, those are very serious charges. if you talk to a federal agent, not under oath, just talk to them and tell them a lie, you have committed a federal crime. when they investig
your sources say it is not katherine russell? >> reporter: i'm being told by several sources at this stage it is not katherine russell, the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. we know fbi agents have been visiting her house, her parents house, in north kingstown, rhode island. we know they have been questioning her. but at this point, we're hearing that she is not the third suspect that was arrested this morning. that doesn't mean that down the road she might not face charges, but at this point...
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katherine russell had a phone call with tamper plan tsavraev after his picture appeared on television but before investigators knew the name of the suspects. two sources telling cnn the nature of that conversation is now under investigation. and authorities want to know why she did not notify police in the meantime. >>> lawyers for the three new suspects say they are fully cooperating with investigators. all three remain in federal custody this morning accused of taking potential evidence from the dorm room of their pal, dzhokhar tsavraev. covering the story from all angles from boston to moscow. pamela brown, brian todd, phil black. we'll start with you, pam. give us the latest. bring us up to date. >> reporter: carol, following the three arrests yesterday, the investigation continues to be focused on the widow of tamerlan sfwlar evidence. investigators are very interested in talking to her about her husband's activities, as well as encounters she may have had with him after the attack. two cnn sources familiar with the vastgation say katherine russell, wife of tamerlan tsavraev, spo
katherine russell had a phone call with tamper plan tsavraev after his picture appeared on television but before investigators knew the name of the suspects. two sources telling cnn the nature of that conversation is now under investigation. and authorities want to know why she did not notify police in the meantime. >>> lawyers for the three new suspects say they are fully cooperating with investigators. all three remain in federal custody this morning accused of taking potential...
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her name is katherine russell, and she was spotted yesterday leaving her family's home in rhode island. you see her there in the head scarf and the woman next to her is her attorney. and i want to go to erin pike. you were the one that saw her yesterday and you have been there for days and you tried to talk to her. did she say anything to you? >> reporter: poppy, she didn't. i tried to ask her how she was doing and what was happening, and no, she did not say anything. her largest ushered her inside. she looked very overwhelmed when we did try to talk to her, poppy. >> in terms of where she was headed, we know from what we have heard she has been cooperating and talking to authorities and obviously incredibly upset about everything that has happened and she understands the importance of talking to authorities. do we have any sense of where she was going, what she was going to do? >> reporter: well, yesterday she went to her attorney's office and met with her attorney for about 90 minutes. we don't know for sure whether or not she herself has spoken to authorities. all her lawyers have i
her name is katherine russell, and she was spotted yesterday leaving her family's home in rhode island. you see her there in the head scarf and the woman next to her is her attorney. and i want to go to erin pike. you were the one that saw her yesterday and you have been there for days and you tried to talk to her. did she say anything to you? >> reporter: poppy, she didn't. i tried to ask her how she was doing and what was happening, and no, she did not say anything. her largest ushered...
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it appears that the investigation is focusing on katherine russell. she is the widow of tamerlan tsaranev. we saw fbi agents enter the home she was staying in in rhode island. they carried out two black equipment case and clear plastic bags marked dna samples. authorities want to see if russell's dna matches the dna that was found on the bomb we referenced. if it does match, very important to note here, it doesn't necessarily implicate her. her attorney said she had no involvement in the attack and has been fully cooperative. here's what the attorney said, we want to state what we stated before. katie continues to assist in the investigation in any way that she can. john? >> one of the intriguing figures, mysterious in this whole investigation, has been this misha character, who some relatives of the tsaranevs says is the man who radicalized tamerlan and maybe dzhokhar, as well. what have you learned about him? >> reporter: we've learned a lot, recently. agents have been interviewing him. he is the man who tamerlan's relatives blame for influencing hi
it appears that the investigation is focusing on katherine russell. she is the widow of tamerlan tsaranev. we saw fbi agents enter the home she was staying in in rhode island. they carried out two black equipment case and clear plastic bags marked dna samples. authorities want to see if russell's dna matches the dna that was found on the bomb we referenced. if it does match, very important to note here, it doesn't necessarily implicate her. her attorney said she had no involvement in the attack...
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what, if anything, has the fbi been able to learn from katherine russell? i want to go out to our erin mcpike in russell's hometown in rhode island. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, jake, there are still no conclusive answers from the fbi about katherine russell. they want as much as they can from her because of course she lived in that tiny apartment in cambridge with the tsarnaev brothers. but so far her attorneys put out a statement yesterday basically saying she doesn't want to deal with tamerlan's remains. that will be the duty of tamerlan tsarnaev's uncles, jake. >> and she put out a statement, her representatives put out a statement a day or two ago. i don't want to be parcing too much, but she expresses regret of the tragedy in boston but nowhere in her statement is there any sort of acknowledgment that she believes her husband was involved. are they denying that her now dead husband tamerlan tsarnaev played a role in this investigation like other family members, other tsarnaevs are saying? >> well, jake, as you know, katherine russell has
what, if anything, has the fbi been able to learn from katherine russell? i want to go out to our erin mcpike in russell's hometown in rhode island. what are you learning? >> reporter: well, jake, there are still no conclusive answers from the fbi about katherine russell. they want as much as they can from her because of course she lived in that tiny apartment in cambridge with the tsarnaev brothers. but so far her attorneys put out a statement yesterday basically saying she doesn't want...
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has there been any sign of katherine russell in recent days? >> reporter: randi, yes, there has. we haven't seen her this morning but we've seen her almost every day the past week. as you might remember the week before she spent most of her days just inside and didn't leave but in the past week she's been meeting with investigators at her attorney's office in downtown providence and the other thing i can tell you is that she's been out in the community doing some errands. we saw her go to the verizon store this week and went to lunch yesterday. she's getting out a little bit more than she was before. >> now that the bomb residue has been found in her home in the kitchen and bathroom, do investigators believe she may have known more about the plot than she might be letting on and than her lawyers may be letting on? >> reporter: investigators certainly want to get to the bottom of that. what i can tell you about that is we're seeing a big federal presence of unmarked fbi vehicles outside her parents' house and vehicles trail her when she leaves. there are big reasons why if she did
has there been any sign of katherine russell in recent days? >> reporter: randi, yes, there has. we haven't seen her this morning but we've seen her almost every day the past week. as you might remember the week before she spent most of her days just inside and didn't leave but in the past week she's been meeting with investigators at her attorney's office in downtown providence and the other thing i can tell you is that she's been out in the community doing some errands. we saw her go to...
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first of all, we know that the fbi spent about 90 minutes in the home of katherine russell, the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. they were interviewing her and i'm sure erin will have more on that. in addition, law enforcement officials and other sources say that one of the things that law enforcement is looking into right now is female dna that was found on one of the trace elements from the bomb. they caution this doesn't necessarily mean anything. it could just mean that a specific female came in contact with ingredients later used to make the bomb, but of course, one of the things they're checking out is whether or not this dna matches katherine russell, tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, or even the daughter. again, they caution this does not necessarily mean anything, but they are looking at this because this dna is that of a female. in addition, we know that the mother wants to see dzhokhar. she wants to come to the united states, even though there is risk, of course, that there might be some recriminations from that shoplifting arrest that she basically tried to skirt, so she wants to come
first of all, we know that the fbi spent about 90 minutes in the home of katherine russell, the widow of tamerlan tsarnaev. they were interviewing her and i'm sure erin will have more on that. in addition, law enforcement officials and other sources say that one of the things that law enforcement is looking into right now is female dna that was found on one of the trace elements from the bomb. they caution this doesn't necessarily mean anything. it could just mean that a specific female came in...
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any sighting of katherine russell or her family members yet. >> reporter: we have not seen katherine russell yet this morning. we saw her mother three times. she left with a family friend who has been coming by all week delivering dinner to the family. so her mother left. what i can tell you is we have seen a lot of the russell family's dog this week, but the only two times we have seen katie russell were tuesday morning and friday afternoon when she left with her attorneys to have some meetings, poppy. >> so you -- i know you've been talking to neighbors there as well. this is her family home. she hasn't lived there i think for six years. but what are her neighbors saying about katherine. what do they know about her at this point? >> reporter: people say a lot of great things about the family. they're gushing about what a good family the russell family is. people are saying very little about katie other than she was very well liked, very smart, very dependable when she was in high school. but it has been hard to get a lot from many members of the community because the high school ha
any sighting of katherine russell or her family members yet. >> reporter: we have not seen katherine russell yet this morning. we saw her mother three times. she left with a family friend who has been coming by all week delivering dinner to the family. so her mother left. what i can tell you is we have seen a lot of the russell family's dog this week, but the only two times we have seen katie russell were tuesday morning and friday afternoon when she left with her attorneys to have some...
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this is katherine russell. it's a picture from a shoplifting bust back in 2007. what exactly are we hearing about dzhokhar's friends and what they allegedly did in new bedford that's led to so much trouble for them? >> a lot of trouble. this is where the four friends last saw each other. it's where the three other friends came after superior ntsd been named as person of interest. one of the students texted, he says, hey, you look an awful like the guy that's in the video. dzhokhar tsarnaev texted back lol. you better not -- the three friends decide to go to the dorm room and according to the complaint, they watch a movie. then they realize he's left his backpack. they look inside. there are fireworks containers and they are empty. one of them dias decides he's going to take the black backpack and toss it away. >> we heard from the father. i want to play a little bit of the interview he gave. >> i can say about my son is he finished school with excellent grades. when he saw help was needed, he also accommodated. >> there is. they met here when they were freshman b
this is katherine russell. it's a picture from a shoplifting bust back in 2007. what exactly are we hearing about dzhokhar's friends and what they allegedly did in new bedford that's led to so much trouble for them? >> a lot of trouble. this is where the four friends last saw each other. it's where the three other friends came after superior ntsd been named as person of interest. one of the students texted, he says, hey, you look an awful like the guy that's in the video. dzhokhar...
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important focus today, tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, katherine russell. fbi agents entered her family's home in rhode island and appeared to walk. erin mcpike is on the s in rhode island. what's the very latest erin? >> reporter: wolf she is back here inside this house. her mother brought her back from she was inside the office this afternoon for about 90 minutes. there were federal officials with them but earlier today, wolf when federal officials left the russell house, there were about five of them and they carried out a couple things including black interesting thing of all was a clear plastic bag marked dna samples, wolf. >> do we know anything else that's g on there, as far as any statements she's made to the fbi? i know she's lawyered up, she's got lawyers galore.wolf all we know so far from the fbi is they obviously, are confirming they were investigating her today as part of t investigation, but won't comment on specific aspects of the case. they have been very interested in her since the very beginning and federal stationed outside the russell h
important focus today, tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, katherine russell. fbi agents entered her family's home in rhode island and appeared to walk. erin mcpike is on the s in rhode island. what's the very latest erin? >> reporter: wolf she is back here inside this house. her mother brought her back from she was inside the office this afternoon for about 90 minutes. there were federal officials with them but earlier today, wolf when federal officials left the russell house, there were about...
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you see her there, katherine russell, shot there yesterday. first time she left her home in days, and she is the woman walking in the head scarf, and the other woman is her attorney. and russell is one of the mysterious figures in the case. she was married to the man, tamerlan tsarnaev, and she says she knew nothing about it. erin is in rhode island. >> reporter: we saw katie russell when she finally left her house and escorted by her attorney to their office behind me where they met for about 90 minutes. when she arrived i did get a chance to ask her, how are you doing and what is happen stphg she did not answer any of that, of course, and she looked a little beweilderebewildered. she left and we did not see her leave. >> authorities have certainly been questioning her and want as much information as they can get. thank you. >>> to russia now and crackdown on suspected islamic extremist. russian forces raided a place of worship and detained 30 people. the site had been srevisited bee by suspected radicals, and some from chechnya. and the arre
you see her there, katherine russell, shot there yesterday. first time she left her home in days, and she is the woman walking in the head scarf, and the other woman is her attorney. and russell is one of the mysterious figures in the case. she was married to the man, tamerlan tsarnaev, and she says she knew nothing about it. erin is in rhode island. >> reporter: we saw katie russell when she finally left her house and escorted by her attorney to their office behind me where they met for...
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fbi agents searched this home belonging to the family of katherine russell. the widow of boston bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev, who she married three years ago. agents carried out two block equipment cases and clear plastic bags marked dna samples. sources say the fbi took these samples to see if they match up with female dna discovered on the pressure cooker devices used in the boston marathon bombings. russell, who has denied any involvement in the attacks, has been staying in this north kingstown, rhode island, home, ever since her husband's death during a police shootout. nearby in this apartment, the fbi has interviewed mikhail allakhverdov, the mysterious man known as misha, identified by the suspect's relatives as a key influence in radicalizing tamerlan. the attorney for misha's family says they're cooperating. >> today they have answered all the questions that have been asked of them by the authorities. they're fully cooperating. and that's it. there's really nothing more to say. >> reporter: misha denies any wrongdoing and says he hasn't spoken t
fbi agents searched this home belonging to the family of katherine russell. the widow of boston bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev, who she married three years ago. agents carried out two block equipment cases and clear plastic bags marked dna samples. sources say the fbi took these samples to see if they match up with female dna discovered on the pressure cooker devices used in the boston marathon bombings. russell, who has denied any involvement in the attacks, has been staying in this north...
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we have seen katherine russell leave several times. we saw her go to the verizon store earlier this week and saw her go out to lunch yesterday and one of her friends who picks her up often when she's leaving is actually here right now so we might see her leave again to head out for errands or in fact go downtown to her attorney's office any minute now, randi. >> all right. appreciate your reporting there for us this morning. and now to the dilemma surrounding tamerlan tsarnaev's body. so far no one is stepping forward to provide a burial ground. i want to bring in our national correspondent susan candiotti tracking this for us. there have been protests too. not only nobody wants the body but there have been protests about the idea that he could be buried here in the boston area. >> there are some people who say it shouldn't make a difference. do acknowledge that the man has to be buried some place at some point. there is also another vocal group of people who don't want him anywhere in the boston area and said for example maybe they ou
we have seen katherine russell leave several times. we saw her go to the verizon store earlier this week and saw her go out to lunch yesterday and one of her friends who picks her up often when she's leaving is actually here right now so we might see her leave again to head out for errands or in fact go downtown to her attorney's office any minute now, randi. >> all right. appreciate your reporting there for us this morning. and now to the dilemma surrounding tamerlan tsarnaev's body. so...
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pete, bring us up to speed in what your sources have been able to reveal about katherine russell, the wife of tamer list -- tamerlan. >> well, i guess the big piece is whether the dna found on the pressure cooker bomb matches her dna. we have been told that female dna was found on one of the bomb parts. authorities went to her house to get a dna sample from her. i'm told this morning they didn't have the results back. they do say, though, that if it is a match, that doesn't necessarily mean that she had anything to do with the bombing. she could have innocently picked up one of these pieces before the bombs were assembled, not knowing what they were. she could have -- authorities say there's something called transfer of dna where, you know, you touch a person, you get the dna of them on your hands, and you transfer it then by touching one of the bomb pieces. someone else could have transferred her dna. so there's a range of possibilities here, but we don't know what the answer is yet. i think that's the big thing they're waiting to find out in terms of her. >> gentlemen, i'm going to
pete, bring us up to speed in what your sources have been able to reveal about katherine russell, the wife of tamer list -- tamerlan. >> well, i guess the big piece is whether the dna found on the pressure cooker bomb matches her dna. we have been told that female dna was found on one of the bomb parts. authorities went to her house to get a dna sample from her. i'm told this morning they didn't have the results back. they do say, though, that if it is a match, that doesn't necessarily...
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katherine russell. i want to go liveike who's on the scene in rhode island. erin how long were the investigators with the family and6g do we know specifically what they were looking for? they were in this home behind me for about 90 can tell you is a couple of them were black equipment cases, and one of them had a clear plastic bag that was marked "dna samples samples." also when they left some of these federal agents and investigators got into cars and katie russe her attorney got into the attor and they all left in long caravan. where they went was katie russell's office in downtown providence. jake they left at 2:15 and the have is that they are still inside the attorney's off i can a there's still at least one federal agent stationed ouoátside this house right now. >> erin no one knew tamerlan li everyone from the tsarnaevs' parents and aunts and uncles have been talking to the press, she has remained is there any specific stated idea why that is? >> reporter: jake, what i can tell you from being in kingstown, it's a very small town family and she has tw
katherine russell. i want to go liveike who's on the scene in rhode island. erin how long were the investigators with the family and6g do we know specifically what they were looking for? they were in this home behind me for about 90 can tell you is a couple of them were black equipment cases, and one of them had a clear plastic bag that was marked "dna samples samples." also when they left some of these federal agents and investigators got into cars and katie russe her attorney got...
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with tamerlan, getting public assistance benefit as a member of katherine russell's household during the entire year of 2012 until november of that year. >> katherine russell, though, correct me if i'm wrong, her family back in rhode island prominent, well-to-do family, is that right. >> >> reporter: that's right. her father is a surgeon. we were in their neighborhood yesterday. my colleague, erin mcpike covering the situation with the family. you can tell by going into the neighborhood they're not poorly off at well. fairly wealthy people. still we have information from the state officials now na last year, for much of last year until five months ago, wolf, you can assume when she was at least living part time in that apartment in cambridge, that see that was receiving public assistance, getting some food stamp assistance and also some assistance for people with dependent children. tamerlan tsarnaev, at least indirectly as a member of the household, getting it it, too. >> brian, thanks very much. bri will have more on the story in "the situation room" later today. >>> the latest lea
with tamerlan, getting public assistance benefit as a member of katherine russell's household during the entire year of 2012 until november of that year. >> katherine russell, though, correct me if i'm wrong, her family back in rhode island prominent, well-to-do family, is that right. >> >> reporter: that's right. her father is a surgeon. we were in their neighborhood yesterday. my colleague, erin mcpike covering the situation with the family. you can tell by going into the...
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we are live next with a former fbi director about the investigation into this woman, katherine russell. ]dc(Ñqgñ/twg >>> it's about half past the hour now. i am randi kaye coming to you from boston. let's check in with my colleague, victor blackwell, at cnn headquarters in atlanta. what are you watching this morning? >> a couple big stories. we are starting on the west coast, northwest of los angeles, a raging wildfire there. it's nearly tripled in size and threatening thousands of homes in the ventura area. the spring fire is what it's called, and it's has destroyed 30 homes. and here is good news. firefighters could get a break tomorrow because rain is in the forecast. >>> u.s. federal officials believe israel carried out an air strike in syria. two u.s. officials tell cnn that the strike probably happened thursday or friday. washington does not think israeli warplanes entered syrian airspace buttish has long promised to strike at any target it suspects being used to transport weapons to hezbollah or other terrorists groups. >>> an american journalist missing in syria for almost si
we are live next with a former fbi director about the investigation into this woman, katherine russell. ]dc(Ñqgñ/twg >>> it's about half past the hour now. i am randi kaye coming to you from boston. let's check in with my colleague, victor blackwell, at cnn headquarters in atlanta. what are you watching this morning? >> a couple big stories. we are starting on the west coast, northwest of los angeles, a raging wildfire there. it's nearly tripled in size and threatening...
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the following year, 2010, he married katherine russell, a suffolk university student he met in a nightclub and had dated on and off at several years. she converted to islam. pollard saw him again that year at another boxing tournament in local, massachusetts, but he didn't seem the same. >> in 2009 just a flashier guy, sharp dresser, like kind of carried himself with a lot of confidence and then the next year seemed like a humbler guy, dressed a lot more conservative, kind of like came to the fight like we all did, hoodie, jeans. >> he also seemed more devoted to his muslim faith. >> he didn't talk that much about his faith to me until like the next year i saw him at the tournament. it was obvious that it was a bigger part of his life. he felt like the immediate need to share with me. he was really, you know, seemed like happy about where he was with his faith. >> once i was told, momma, you know, it's the right religion. >> tamerlan's mother witnessed his transformation. >> i would like for you to be covered because islam is requiring for women to be covered, so i said it was really like
the following year, 2010, he married katherine russell, a suffolk university student he met in a nightclub and had dated on and off at several years. she converted to islam. pollard saw him again that year at another boxing tournament in local, massachusetts, but he didn't seem the same. >> in 2009 just a flashier guy, sharp dresser, like kind of carried himself with a lot of confidence and then the next year seemed like a humbler guy, dressed a lot more conservative, kind of like came to...
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then, of course, you have the wife, katherine russell, she wants nothing at all to do with his body. she's distancing herself and clearly she's gone back to her maiden name, she issued a statement saying she never really knew tamerlan and now wants the body given to his family. she's also being investigated by the f.b.i constituent to her house, they pulled out a bunch of different items. also took dna from her to compare with female dna found on one of the bombs. so at the same time while she's trying to distance herself from her dead husband, one piece of evidence could put her right back in the middle of all this. >> shep: certainly could. trace, thanks a lot. we're expecting this news conference. it sounds like it will be a couple minutes late. we know the hearing will begin a matter of seconds from now that the suspect also face their first appearance before a judge on this new complaint. it will all be laid out then and then we expect a news conference in the very shortly after that. so minutes from now, we're expecting all this to happen. so again, i want to get in a quick com
then, of course, you have the wife, katherine russell, she wants nothing at all to do with his body. she's distancing herself and clearly she's gone back to her maiden name, she issued a statement saying she never really knew tamerlan and now wants the body given to his family. she's also being investigated by the f.b.i constituent to her house, they pulled out a bunch of different items. also took dna from her to compare with female dna found on one of the bombs. so at the same time while...
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i don't believe it. >> reporter: and what about tamerlan's wife, katherine russell? abc news has learned the female dna found on one of the bombs is not hers. either way the fbi still wants to know what tamerlan may have said to her in a phone call just days after the bombing. and a lawyer for the widow has said she knew nothing about the bombing plan and was shocked when it happened. meanwhile, dzhokhar has told investigators that his brother was the leader and author of the plan, so still weeks later so many questions. >> and continuing questions about whether we can believe what dzhokhar is saying, of course. >> absolutely. >> thank you. gio. >>> we do have good news for everyone watching their 401(k)s this morning. stocks surged to a new record friday with the dow breaking 15,000 for the first time ever before closing just below the would-be milestone but the question this morning, can the economy sustain these new highs? here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: what a week for stocks and the economy. first off you have the jobs report. 7.5% unemployment, the lo
i don't believe it. >> reporter: and what about tamerlan's wife, katherine russell? abc news has learned the female dna found on one of the bombs is not hers. either way the fbi still wants to know what tamerlan may have said to her in a phone call just days after the bombing. and a lawyer for the widow has said she knew nothing about the bombing plan and was shocked when it happened. meanwhile, dzhokhar has told investigators that his brother was the leader and author of the plan, so...
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here is katherine russell leaving her family's home in rhode island around noon. don't know where she was headed, she returned a short time later. her attorney says russell did not know anything about her husband's alleged bombing plans. meantime, a federal law enforcement official says there's evidence that leads investigators to believe that tamerlan tsarnaev may have been involved in drug dealing. that source did not elaborate, though. don't expect to see the suspect's parents in the u.s. any time soon. they're staying in russia for now. the suspect's father has postponed his u.s. trip indefinitely for health reasons. that's according to the suspect's mother. earlier the father agreed to fly to the u.s. and cooperate with investigators. the mother is staying put in russia. she's wanted on felony charges of shoplifting and destruction of property in massachusetts. that's where the parents lived until last year. >>> support for the bombing victims can be seen clearly on the boylston street in boston. as a makeshift memorial grows. poppy harlow is there. >> report
here is katherine russell leaving her family's home in rhode island around noon. don't know where she was headed, she returned a short time later. her attorney says russell did not know anything about her husband's alleged bombing plans. meantime, a federal law enforcement official says there's evidence that leads investigators to believe that tamerlan tsarnaev may have been involved in drug dealing. that source did not elaborate, though. don't expect to see the suspect's parents in the u.s....
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and the other big -- development today involved tamerlan tsarnaev's widow katherine russell. it's emerged she spoke to her husband on the phone after his picture appeared on television as one of the two suspects being sought after the fbi released those pictures. why is that so significant? >> well, it just shows the nature of their relationship. everyone has wondered sort of -- he seems to have had sort of a solo life, despite the fact she was working all of the time and they had this child. if they had the kind of relationship in which they were at least communicating at the moment when he is hiding from everyone, it may mean either she knew or that she had a strong suspicion of what he had been up to. we can't know at this stage. and you know, as we all know, the family members, what they say or alleged to have said really do have to be investigated, put up to cross-examination, because at this stage, between the parents and the wife and the uncle, there is a very complicated family dynamic going on quite publicly. but it is important. she is here. she is in cambridge, and
and the other big -- development today involved tamerlan tsarnaev's widow katherine russell. it's emerged she spoke to her husband on the phone after his picture appeared on television as one of the two suspects being sought after the fbi released those pictures. why is that so significant? >> well, it just shows the nature of their relationship. everyone has wondered sort of -- he seems to have had sort of a solo life, despite the fact she was working all of the time and they had this...
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russell. late thursday a funeral home picked up the body of tamerlan tsavraev from the medical examiner's office on behalf of his family. a spokesman for the massachusetts executive office of public safety would not say which family members authorized the release. the funeral home is responsible for filing the death certificate, which includes the official cause of death, at boston city hall. that filing could take place as early as today. charlie and norah. >> thank you. with us now, john miller former assistant fbi director. >> good morning. >> where does the investigation stand with katherine russell? >> she cooperated in the beginning with the fbi, answering questions and so on we would note the other day, they showed up at her family's place where she is staying in rhode island with a court order to take dna samples, hair samples, so on to compare with what they found on the bomb. from that point on what -- what's being put out is she's no longer cooperating. what we're actually seeing is
russell. late thursday a funeral home picked up the body of tamerlan tsavraev from the medical examiner's office on behalf of his family. a spokesman for the massachusetts executive office of public safety would not say which family members authorized the release. the funeral home is responsible for filing the death certificate, which includes the official cause of death, at boston city hall. that filing could take place as early as today. charlie and norah. >> thank you. with us now,...
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the following year, 2010, he married katherine russell, a suffolk university student he met in a nightclub and had dated on and off for several years. she converted to islam. pollard saw him again that year at another boxing tournament in lowell, massachusetts, but he didn't seem the same. >> in 2009, just a flashier guy, sharp dresser, like kind of carried himself with a lot of confidence, and then the next year seemed like a humbler guy, dressed a lot more conservative, kind of had like -- came to the fight as we all did, hoodie, jeans. >> reporter: he also seemed more devoted to his muslim faith. >> he didn't talk that much about his faith to me until in the next year i saw him at the tournament. it was obvious that it was a bigger part of his life. he felt like the immediate need to share it with me. he was really -- you know, seemed like happy about where he was with his faith. >> tamerlan -- once tamerlan told me, mama, you know, islam is the right religion. >> reporter: tamerlan's mother witnessed her son's transformation. >> i would like, mama, you to be covered because islam is re
the following year, 2010, he married katherine russell, a suffolk university student he met in a nightclub and had dated on and off for several years. she converted to islam. pollard saw him again that year at another boxing tournament in lowell, massachusetts, but he didn't seem the same. >> in 2009, just a flashier guy, sharp dresser, like kind of carried himself with a lot of confidence, and then the next year seemed like a humbler guy, dressed a lot more conservative, kind of had like...
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here's katherine russell leaving her family's home hours ago in rhode island. that's about noon today. we don't know where she was headed and she returned home a short time ago. her attorney says russell did not know about her husband's alleged bombing plans. meantime, a federal law enforcement official says there's evidence that leads investigators to believe that tamerlan tsarnaev was involved in drug dealing. the source would not elaborate, though. >>> for many in boston the focus less on the investigation and trying to return to life before the bombs wept off. today they were consoling each other at memorials near the site of the bombs' blast on boylston street. turning now to cnn's carol costello covering this all day. what's the mood like there today? >> reporter: i think it's safe to say, don, on this beautiful spring day, i think i feel love in the air and coming together and trying to live life as normal. all day long, hundreds, thous d thousands of people leaving messages of love and boston strong. one of the people is shantel. you have a sunflower th
here's katherine russell leaving her family's home hours ago in rhode island. that's about noon today. we don't know where she was headed and she returned home a short time ago. her attorney says russell did not know about her husband's alleged bombing plans. meantime, a federal law enforcement official says there's evidence that leads investigators to believe that tamerlan tsarnaev was involved in drug dealing. the source would not elaborate, though. >>> for many in boston the focus...
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the fbi believes tamerlan had a telephone conversation with his wife, katherine russell, only hours after authorities released images of the two suspected bombers. dzhokhar told investigators they made the bombs in his brother's apartment. those sources say female dna discovered on one of the bombs apparently is not russell's. and david, there's concern, because one of the friends of dzhokhar, arrested this week on obstruction of justice, was able to re-enter the country though his student visa had expired. tonight, homeland security officials are planning to make sure every person here on a student visa is actually in school. >> a lot of questions about those student visas now. pierre thomas, our thanks to you again tonight. >>> and also this evening, word that the financial help, donations from all over the country, coming into the victims of the boston bombings, well, a $28 million compensation fund, saying today that he'll begin taking claims in mid-may and start cutting checks for the victims' families by the end of june. >>> we move on now, and to big news for american jobs and 401(
the fbi believes tamerlan had a telephone conversation with his wife, katherine russell, only hours after authorities released images of the two suspected bombers. dzhokhar told investigators they made the bombs in his brother's apartment. those sources say female dna discovered on one of the bombs apparently is not russell's. and david, there's concern, because one of the friends of dzhokhar, arrested this week on obstruction of justice, was able to re-enter the country though his student visa...
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russell. in talking with the widow, these are new photos, booking photos, mug shots from her arrest on shoplifting charges back in 2007. she is not, however, in custody now, as you know. nor has she been charged with anything yet. authorities want to know a lot from her, including a phone call we learned about she had with tamerlan shortly after the bombing. gloria borger has more on that. what do we know about this phone call? >> well, my colleague, deborah feyerick and i are reporting that she folk with her husband, tamerlan, after these pictures were plastered all over national television. what we don't know, anderson, is the exact nature of that conversation. my sources are not clear whether they spoke because she was horrified at what she saw, she was questioning whether this was, in fact, tamerlan, or whether she was tipping him off. what they do express some concern about is that she spoke with him, but apparently did not speak with law enforcement. now, that's not a crime, from a legal
russell. in talking with the widow, these are new photos, booking photos, mug shots from her arrest on shoplifting charges back in 2007. she is not, however, in custody now, as you know. nor has she been charged with anything yet. authorities want to know a lot from her, including a phone call we learned about she had with tamerlan shortly after the bombing. gloria borger has more on that. what do we know about this phone call? >> well, my colleague, deborah feyerick and i are reporting...
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russell who converted to islam when she married him in 2010. meanwhile the tsarnaev's father has now postponed his trip to the united states. he told russian state media that he's in the hospital right now, because of a blood pressure problem. so, all kinds of new developments breaking overnight, zoraida, in the investigation here. >> a lot going on. we'll check back in with you. and we have a developing and incredibly disturbing story this morning. the search for the person who stabbed an 8-year-old girl to death. she was discovered saturday by her brother inside their home in the rural community of valley springs. that's about 60 miles southeast of sacramento, california. leila fowler's mother is speaking out. she writes we are devastated. if someone is helping hide him, turn him in. look at our baby girl. she did not deserve this. she came from a large family with many siblings, she loved her daddy more than anything in this world. oh, my goodness. that is so difficult to look at. cnn's paul vercammen is in valley springs, covering the very
russell who converted to islam when she married him in 2010. meanwhile the tsarnaev's father has now postponed his trip to the united states. he told russian state media that he's in the hospital right now, because of a blood pressure problem. so, all kinds of new developments breaking overnight, zoraida, in the investigation here. >> a lot going on. we'll check back in with you. and we have a developing and incredibly disturbing story this morning. the search for the person who stabbed...
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. >> let's talk about tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, katherine russell, who reportedly worked 80 hours a week and she really didn't spend a lot of time in that apartment and that's why perhaps she may not have been able to see any kind of building of bombs or explosive material, et cetera. so, rachel, how closely are they going to look at this evidence and searching for any kind of dna? her dna on any of the evidence thus far collected if they were to find some. potentially what kind of charges might she be facing? what would her legal road be? >> absolutely. she could definitely be facing conspiracy charges. she could be facing accessory after the fact charges and she could be facing main charges here. dna isn't an exact science. it could have been an indirect transfer. the fact that her dna might be on the bomb that was made in an apartment she was living in is not necessarily going to connect her hands down to the crime. what they're going to be doing is exerting as much pressure as they can on her because they want to make sure that this thing ended with these boys and that it didn't
. >> let's talk about tamerlan tsarnaev's widow, katherine russell, who reportedly worked 80 hours a week and she really didn't spend a lot of time in that apartment and that's why perhaps she may not have been able to see any kind of building of bombs or explosive material, et cetera. so, rachel, how closely are they going to look at this evidence and searching for any kind of dna? her dna on any of the evidence thus far collected if they were to find some. potentially what kind of...
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. >> erin, you're near the family home of the widow, katherine russell's family. what is the latest we know about authorities' interest in her? >> reporter: well, anderson, just yesterday, she met with investigators at her attorney's office. i spoke to her attorney just this morning and was trying to ask him what phase they're in, were they still trying to cut a deal. he said no, no, it's nothing like that. it's not like she is sitting across a table from investigators and they're just staring at each other. they are very much questioning her and in fact, they're even showing her pictures and asking her to comment on them. so this investigation is pretty intense and the other thing i can tell you, anderson, is it's not like the fbi is finished with her just yet. for the past two weeks, there has been a very intense federal presence outside her parents house. there are federal vehicles following her and stationed outside this house at all times. >> explosive residue was found in the apartment she shared with her husband and with the young daughter. lot of people ar
. >> erin, you're near the family home of the widow, katherine russell's family. what is the latest we know about authorities' interest in her? >> reporter: well, anderson, just yesterday, she met with investigators at her attorney's office. i spoke to her attorney just this morning and was trying to ask him what phase they're in, were they still trying to cut a deal. he said no, no, it's nothing like that. it's not like she is sitting across a table from investigators and they're...
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maybe we don't have a full story from katherine russell, from her yet. this is just me and my brother. that looks like maybe it's getting -- >> how do you build a bomb in the apartment and not have the wife know about it? >> yeah, this is not a seven-room apartment. >> not like a, honey, what are you doing down there? >> i want to bring in bob baer who has had a lot of experience bomb making, in this area. thanks for joining us. bob, you, all along, have been very skeptical that these two built this device by themselves. any advice on the timetable of the attack? moved up the timetable, because they finished it earlier than they thought they would? did that change your mind at all? >> anderson, that could be consistent. it could be correct. there are two things i'd like to say. one is, al qaeda has a standard procedure for its operative. when they're caught, they're to say they did it on their own. they did it at home. they took the design off the internet. that there was no direction. and that's been in place for the last four or five years. we don't kn
maybe we don't have a full story from katherine russell, from her yet. this is just me and my brother. that looks like maybe it's getting -- >> how do you build a bomb in the apartment and not have the wife know about it? >> yeah, this is not a seven-room apartment. >> not like a, honey, what are you doing down there? >> i want to bring in bob baer who has had a lot of experience bomb making, in this area. thanks for joining us. bob, you, all along, have been very...
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this raises questions about his wife, katherine russell. we have a mug shot from our hop lifting arrest in may 2007, whether she and the baby were still living with tamerlan at the time. >> she lived with him. she saw his change in attitude. she has some explaining to do. or at least some very difficult questions to answer. >> reporter: russell's lawyer has not commented on reports that she was in touch with her husband after the boston bombings, jon. jon: bill gavin there talking about the change in attitude on the part of her husband. what about their radicalization? what are we learning about that. >> reporter: the brothers were followers of the american born cleric anwar al-awlaki, what is called the leader of the new digital jihad. al-awlaki and others rely on social media and the web to drive their radical message. he was killed in a cia drone strike in 2011 the his lectures and videos live on in the web an common for the home gone followers to be a follower of his online sermons. the cleric live ad double right. there on the right is
this raises questions about his wife, katherine russell. we have a mug shot from our hop lifting arrest in may 2007, whether she and the baby were still living with tamerlan at the time. >> she lived with him. she saw his change in attitude. she has some explaining to do. or at least some very difficult questions to answer. >> reporter: russell's lawyer has not commented on reports that she was in touch with her husband after the boston bombings, jon. jon: bill gavin there talking...
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russell, knew about the attack. her attorney, jim, said she knew nothing about it. >> brian, what more do we know about the friends accused of trying to cover up what the tsarnaev brothers were up to. what more do we know? >> reporter: we are getting new information about the bond between dzhokhar tsarnaev, and the students. it is a bond that brought them together at a small college not far from here, but also a bond that ended up with all four being jailed. they could related to one another from the start. russian speakers, immigrants trying to assimilate into american life. but one of them had been at it longer, and the other two gravitated toward him. dzhokhar tsarnaev's friends and acquaintances says was fully americanized. but the others struggled with english and school. he befriended tsarnaev because he had been in the u.s. a long time, spoke english well, knew the ropes. but a fellow student says despite dependence on dzhokhar, the two students could create a stir on their own. >> they like to get noticed? >
russell, knew about the attack. her attorney, jim, said she knew nothing about it. >> brian, what more do we know about the friends accused of trying to cover up what the tsarnaev brothers were up to. what more do we know? >> reporter: we are getting new information about the bond between dzhokhar tsarnaev, and the students. it is a bond that brought them together at a small college not far from here, but also a bond that ended up with all four being jailed. they could related to...
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russell. former fbi investigators mentioned they have ways of retrieving past phone conversations, even if she doesn't cooperate, which raises some legal questions of course. joining me now is cnn legal analyst paul callan. good morning. so investigators are retrieving past phone conversations, that can be a scary thought really for all of us, but can anything they learn be used in court? >> well, you know, the technology appears to be there to retrieve a lot of information including probably cell phone, telephone conversations. we've seen reports that this stuff is monitored all over the world by u.s. intelligence agencies but when you get to the united states, admissibility in court it's a different issue. in a criminal case generally a warrant has to be issued by a judge to permit the monitoring of a cell phone conversation or a telephone conversation of any kind, and you have to have probable cause to do that. now, they may have gone to a judge and the judge may have issued such a warrant.
russell. former fbi investigators mentioned they have ways of retrieving past phone conversations, even if she doesn't cooperate, which raises some legal questions of course. joining me now is cnn legal analyst paul callan. good morning. so investigators are retrieving past phone conversations, that can be a scary thought really for all of us, but can anything they learn be used in court? >> well, you know, the technology appears to be there to retrieve a lot of information including...
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all this as investigators continue to focus on his widow, katherine russell. yet it is unclear what, if anything, russell may have known or suspected. russell's attorney says she continues to cooperate with authorities. and authorities also have more questions for dzhokhar tsarnaev's three friends from the university of massachusetts dartmouth, now facing charges of obstructing justice, and lying to authorities. one of whom led authorities to tsarnaev's laptop, which could provide more clues. and as the investigation continues, so, too, does the recovery for victims. like mark, who lost a leg in the bombing. the other leg shattered. his arms riddled with shrapnel. >> i was scared because it was dark. i thought i was dead. i thought it was over. >> reporter: he says he draws strength every day from a photo of his 5-year-old son. >> stuck me with another needle or they cut me or they did something, when everything change, i look at that picture. that's what got me through it. >> reporter: so again, john, the original plan was to have the bombs explode on the fou
all this as investigators continue to focus on his widow, katherine russell. yet it is unclear what, if anything, russell may have known or suspected. russell's attorney says she continues to cooperate with authorities. and authorities also have more questions for dzhokhar tsarnaev's three friends from the university of massachusetts dartmouth, now facing charges of obstructing justice, and lying to authorities. one of whom led authorities to tsarnaev's laptop, which could provide more clues....
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her name is katherine russell. she has been questioned by investigators. we at cnn would love to talk to her. we're hearing a little bit from her attorney and we have seen some action today outside of her parents' home in rhode island. we want to begin this hour with erin mcpike in rhode island for us right now. erin tell me what you've been seeing today. >> reporter: well brooke about 12:30 today there were six fbi officials sitting in two cars outside katie russell's house. and just a russell's attorney two of them pulled up parked in katie russell's driveway and went inside her house. two minutes late five of those six fbi officials went inside katie russell's houseleft. so fbi officials have been inside katie russell's parent's house for the last hour and 20 minutes. now, of course we don't know yet what isg some investigating and perhaps talking to katie russell, trying to get more information from her. but it has been a while now. and what i can tell you, brooke also is that fbi officials have been stationed outside katie russell's house for the past
her name is katherine russell. she has been questioned by investigators. we at cnn would love to talk to her. we're hearing a little bit from her attorney and we have seen some action today outside of her parents' home in rhode island. we want to begin this hour with erin mcpike in rhode island for us right now. erin tell me what you've been seeing today. >> reporter: well brooke about 12:30 today there were six fbi officials sitting in two cars outside katie russell's house. and just a...